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Advocate Vadim Prokhorov. Photo: RFE/RL
21:02, 30 July 2015
The results of two biological examinations conducted within the Nemtsov's murder case fully correspond to investigators' version, the victims' advocate has stated, refuting the defence's statement that experts had failed to confirm guilt of the figurants in the case.
20:39, 30 July 2015
The court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has arrested Marat Balkarov, a villager of Dugulubgey, whose disappearance after detention was reported by his relatives. Balkarov is suspected of possessing firearms, but he refuses to plead guilty.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:05, 30 July 2015
Said Amirov or figurants of his case were not involved in the shelling of the "Moskva" Shopping Centre in Kaspiysk in 2011, this incident is backed up by members of the armed underground, said the witness Bagand Abdullaev.
19:42, 30 July 2015
A criminal case has been opened in Chechnya by the demand of the Prosecutor's Office into the beating of a resident of the Grozny District committed in March by a group of unidentified persons, including, according to preliminary data, a policeman. Earlier, law enforcers rejected the victim's demand to investigate the incident.
Law enforcers in Republic Square. Yerevan, July 29, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:23, 30 July 2015
So far, members of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" are in Republic Square, where they ended today their three-day picket against the rise of electricity tariff.
Former employees of the "Nairit" Factory in an endless sit-in strike. May 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan
14:39, 30 July 2015
A protest action in front of the building of the Armenian government is continued by about 100 former and current employees of the "Nairit" Factory. The protesters, who demand immediate repayment of their salary debts, began a sit-in strike.
The poster of the participants of the meeting in support of Vinogradov and Murtazaliev. The village of Averyanovka, Kizlyar District, Dagestan. July 29, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:06, 30 July 2015
The participants of the press conference in Makhachkala, convoked in support of Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, and Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the republic's branch of the Russian Pension Fund (RPF), have treated the actions of power agents as a political order.
Advertisement of a chewing gum "Fuad and Samira Family"
12:00, 30 July 2015
A chewing gum, which is copying the famous brand "Love Is" but adjusted for Muslim values, is manufactured by the "Arabian Secrets" Company, which has its representative office in Dagestan. Opinions about the new product have split among representatives of secular and religious circles.
The Beslan Airport "Vladikavkaz". Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:13, 30 July 2015
North Ossetia has initiated a criminal investigation into the mass brawl at the Beslan Airport "Vladikavkaz", which resulted in grave traumas of two natives of Ingushetia.
23:31, 29 July 2015
A shootout of power agents with alleged militants occurred in the evening on July 28 in the outskirt of the villages of Ilaskhan-Yurt and Mairtup of the Chechen Republic and lasted for about an hour. There are no victims among civilians.
Logo of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" on a banner. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:34, 29 July 2015
Activists of "Arise, Armenia!" have blocked Vazgen Sargsyan Street leading to the Republic Square, but policemen squeezed them off the roadway.
The police officer. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
19:44, 29 July 2015
Former employees of the Terek ROVD (District Interior Division) claimed compensation for their service on the border of the counterterrorist operation (CTO); however, the Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has rejected their claims.
The administration of the Kizlyar District. Photo: M.Aliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
18:20, 29 July 2015
In the course of searching the administration of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, law enforcers confiscated documents, said a source from the administration.
Military equipment around the house where the special operation was conducted. Nalchik, July 23, 2015. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:50, 29 July 2015
All the tenants, who lost their property, completely or partially, on July 23 during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Shogentsukov Street in Nalchik, will receive monetary compensations, said an employee from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
Andrei Vinogradov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
15:47, 29 July 2015
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, suspected of murders and financing terrorism.
Magomed Magomedov. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/2012/11/24/146759
14:12, 29 July 2015
The Supreme Court of Dagestan has passed a verdict against the organized criminal community, the creation of which was incriminated to Magomed Magomedov, a Deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan. He was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security colony, and his accomplices – Magomed Gadjiev and Sirazhudin Abakarov – to 6.5 and 6 years, respectively.
Gimry, Untsukul district of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Magomedov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:50, 29 July 2015
A man, who fought in Syria, has become the leader of militants in the mountainous part of Dagestan. This cannot but indicate the established links of "Imarat Kavkaz" with the "Islamic State" (IS), say Akhmet Yarlykapov and Mikhail Roschin. Ruslan Martagov does not rule out activation of militants in the Caucasus.
11:28, 29 July 2015
David Khuroshvili, a resident of Gori District of Georgia, earlier detained for crossing the border with South Ossetia, has reported his release after paying a fine.
Giving out "genetic passports" to the relatives of the kidnapped residents of Chechnya. Grozny, March 2015. Photo by Kazbek Vakhaev http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/58610/
10:44, 29 July 2015
On July 28, thirty-two residents of the Chechen Republic, whose relatives disappeared during military campaigns, received the so-called "genetic passports". To date, over 300 persons have received these documents.
Military uniform for combat duty. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:05, 29 July 2015
Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have expressed mutual accusations of shelling their positions on the border on July 28 and at night on July 29. According to the Azerbaijani party, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire for 88 times. The Defence Army of NKR has recorded 180 acts of shelling with ceasefire violations.
LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.